Henry Cavill joins cast for Mission: Impossible 6

Henry Cavill has joined the cast for the sixth instalment of Mission: Impossible.

The next film has now been confirmed to arrive in cinemas on July 27th in 2018. Director Christopher McQuarrie, who made previous instalment Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, will return to direct, a first for the series which had previously seen four different directors take charge.

Cavill confirmed his casting with a lengthy exchange with McQuarrie on his Instagram account and you can see the full conversation below: